Husking device.



G. E. WILLS.

HUSKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1910.

980,581 Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

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CASS E. WILLS, 0F ASHLAND, NEBRASKA.

I-IUSKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Application filed April 12, 1910. Serial No. 555,059.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cass E. lVILLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Saunders and State of Nebraska, have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Husking Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in husking devices and more particularly to that class adapted to be used for removing the husks from cars of corn and my object is to provide means for at taching the husking device to either the right or left hand.

A further object is to so construct the device that the husking pin will rest over the back ofthe fingers.

A further object is to provide loops for the fingers and so arrange the same that said loops can be engaged with any two of the fingers on the hand, and,

A further object is to provide means for attaching the husking pin or peg to the flexible body of the husking device.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the husking device applied to use. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the husking device. Fig. 3 is an end View thereof showing by full and dotted lines the manner of adjusting the finger loops, and, Fig. 4 is a similar view of the device for use in connection with a mitten.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the body portion of the husking which is preferably constructed of flexible leather and to one end of said body are secured straps 2, one of which is provided with a buckle 3 and the other with openings 1', whereby the ends of the straps may be readily secured together and said straps adjusted to fit around the wrist of the wearer.

Attached to the opposite end of the body 1 and on the outer face thereof is a plate 5, on the free edge of which is provided a husking pin 6, said pin being preferably formed integral with the plate and consists of a horizontal portion 7 and a vertical portion 8, the vertical portion being substantially parallel with the face of the plate 5 and by tapering the edges of the vertical portion, the pin is provided with a pointed end, whereby it will readily enter the husk covering the ear of corn.

The plate 5 is so attached to the body 1 that a portion thereof projects beyond the end of the body, said plate being secured to the body in any preferred manner, as by means of rivets 9.

Attached to the under face of the body 1 and the under face of that portion of the plate 5 projecting beyond the body is a section of leather or similar pliable substance l0,'said section being attached to the body and plate by engaging with the rivets 9 extending through the plate and body and similar rivets 11 introduced through the outer edge of the plat-e and the section of the leather.

The section 10 extends a each edge of the body 1 and the plate 5 and the free edges of the section 10 are rolled together to form loops 12, said loops being adapted to receive the fingers of the wearer and as said loops are engaged by the rivets 9 and 11 which are alined one above the other, they may be moved outwardly to engage the first and last fingers of the hand, as shown by full lines in Fig. 3, or moved inwardly to engage the second and third fingers of the hand. If desired, however, one of the loops may be engaged with the first finger of the hand and the other with the third finger or with the second finger of the hand and the last finger, thereby adapting the husking device to be used by a person having a portion of the fingers removed.

This device can be used on either the right or left hand and by placing, the body over the back of the hand whereby the husking pin rests over the back of the fingers, but

distance beyond one motion is required in engaging the samewith the husk and separating the husk from the car.

In applying the device to use, the body 1 is introduced over the back of the hand and the fingers entered through the loops 12, when the ends of the straps are introduced around the wrist in opposite directions and the end having the openings therein engaged with the buckle on the opposite strap and in view. of the plurality of openings in the strap, the ends of the two strapsrnay be properly adjusted around the wrist.

As shown in Fig. t, the free edges ofthe section 10 are brought together to form a large loop 18, whereby the device may be attached to the hand when a mitten is worn and in orderto lend rigidity to the flexible parts when in use, a strip of metal lt is attached to the inner face of the loop 13.

When using the husking device, if it is attached to the right hand, the fingers are doubled into the palm of the hand, as shown in Fig. l, and the ear of corn grasped in the left hand, when by making a downward stroke with the right hand, the point of the husking pin will be entered through the husk and a portion of the husk removed, so

that when the right hand has been brought downwardly a sufficient distance to move past the earof corn, that portion of the ear exposed by removing the husk with the pin will be in position to be grasped by the right hand, when by holding the remainder of the husk in the left hand and giving a twist to the ear, said car will be snapped loose from the husk. It will thus be seen that it will require but one movement of the hand to remove a suflicient amount of-the husk to render the ear accessible to the hand. It will further be seen that as the hand completes its stroke to remove the husk, the bared portion of the ear of corn will be adjacent the hand when used for removing the husk. This operation saves substantially one half or more of the time as required in using other forms of husking pins, as one or more strokes of the hand are saved. It will further be seen that by providing the loops for the reception of the fingers and mounting them in the manner shown, they can readily be adjusted laterally to engage any two of the fingers on the hand and it will further be seen that by providing one continuous loop, the husking device can be introduced over the usual form of mitten. In view of the flexibility of the body portion and loops, said parts,nvhen the fingers are straightened out, will be more or less loose upon the hand, so that the fingers and wrist will have substantially the same free action as when the husking device is not used, but when the fingers are doubled in preparation to engaging the pin with the husk, all parts of the device will be drawn taut upon the hand, thus holding the husking pin in rigid position when performing its work.

hat I claim is In a husking device, the combination with a flexible body portion having straps at one end thereof for engagement with the wrist; of a plate secured to the opposite end of said body portion and extending therebeyond, said plate having a pin formed thereon bent .-to extend parallel therewith, finger loops secured thereto, said loops being hingedly secured to said plate for adjustment to the various fingers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CASS E. WILLS.

Witnesses J. F. GRANGER, C. J. Morrrr. 

